Congress faces pressure to pass mortgage reform (The Palm Beach Post) With home prices falling and foreclosures rising last year, Congress convened dozens of hearings on the nation's mortgage crisis. But it failed to pass any significant legislation to tighten lending
Gov. Crist, Florida Cabinet Consider Mortgage Rules (First Coast News) TALLAHASSEE, FL (AP) -- New rules designed to prevent criminals from working in Florida's mortgage industry are up for consideration by Gov. Charlie Crist and the state Cabinet.read more...
Rate Trend Index -- Mortgages Each week, Bankrate.com surveys experts to gauge which way the interest rates are headed on mortgages -- a vital tool if you're about to buy a home.read more...
Morgan Stanley Cuts 1,000 Mortgage Jobs "Given the continued dislocation in the mortgage markets, we have restructured our residential mortgage business to ensure we are appropriately positioned for the environment going forward" Morgan Stanley on
Australian Banks Reverse Course, Scramble to Open Branches SYDNEY, Sept 30 Asia Pulse - Imagine if you never had to walk into a bank branch again - no more wasting your lunch break or Saturday morning in a
How Housing Turmoil Could Hurt Republicans in '08 The real-estate crunch is most severe in some of the most hotly contested political battleground states, a trend that could spell trouble for Republicans in 2008.
read more...
Despite the housing recession, there are still more than 1.5 million real estate agents in the United States.

read more…
This entry was posted
on Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 at 8:21 am and is filed under Real Estate.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the comments RSS 2.0 feed.
You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Leave a Reply